Key Terms

The vocabulary you’ll see throughout this book.

Ranges

How far things are from you.

Range	Distance	Examples
Close	Within 5 ft	Melee range, a whisper
Near	Within 30 ft	Thrown weapons, normal conversation
Far	30–120 ft	Bows and crossbows, a shout
Very Far	Beyond 120 ft	Out of weapon range, often out of sight

Your Speed category—set by ancestry, feats, or creature type.

Speed	Per Round	Notes
Slow	15 ft	Heavily encumbered, some creatures
Normal	30 ft	Most characters and creatures
Fast	45 ft	Some feats, fast creatures

Encumbrance or difficult terrain drops your Speed by one step.

How long things take.

Unit	Duration	When You Use It
Round	6 seconds	Combat—one turn per combatant
Turn	10 minutes	Dungeon exploration—searching, picking locks
Watch	4 hours	Wilderness travel, rests (6 Watches = 1 day)

How you recover.

Rest Type	Duration	What You Get
Breather	10 minutes	Heal 1d4+CON HP or CON save (DC 12) to clear 1 Fatigue. Choose one.
Night’s Rest	8 hours	Spend Hit Dice to heal (roll + CON each). Clear 2 Fatigue (shelter) or 1 (roughing it).
Safe Haven	1d4+1 days	Full HP, all Hit Dice, all spell slots, all Fatigue cleared.

Breathers require 1 Supply. Hit Dice only recover at Safe Haven.

What you track and spend.

Resource	What It Is
Supply	Abstract provisions—food, water, bandages. Spend 1 per Breather, 1 per day for food.
Fatigue	Exhaustion levels (1–5). Each level is −1 to all checks and saves. At 3+ your Speed drops to Slow. At 5 you’re Incapacitated.
Hit Dice	Your recovery pool (one per level). Spend during Night’s Rest to heal (roll + CON each). Only recover at Safe Haven.
Boost Die	Start each session with PB. Spend 1 to add 1d6 to any roll, or use for class abilities. Gain 1 on a natural 1. No maximum.

States that affect you.

Condition	Effect
Blinded	Can’t see. Auto-fail sight-based checks. Attacks have Setback, attacks against you have Edge.
Charmed	Regard the charmer as a trusted ally. Can’t attack them. Hostile acts break the effect.
Deafened	Can’t hear. Auto-fail hearing-based checks.
Frightened	Setback on checks and attacks while you can see the source. Can’t willingly move closer.
Grappled	Speed 0. Break free with STR or DEX vs grappler’s STR.
Incapacitated	Can’t take actions or reactions.
Paralyzed	Can’t move, speak, or act. Attacks against you have Edge and auto-crit from Close.
Poisoned	Setback on attacks and checks.
Prone	Setback on attacks. Melee attacks against you have Edge; ranged attacks have Setback. Stand up costs half movement.
Restrained	Speed 0, your attacks have Setback, attacks against you have Edge.
Shaken	Setback on attacks and checks. Ends after a Breather or when the source is defeated.
Stunned	Can’t act or move. Auto-fail STR and DEX saves. Attacks against you have Edge.
Unconscious	Incapacitated, can’t move or speak, unaware. Drop what you’re holding, fall Prone.

For the full terminology reference, see Appendix: Terminology.